Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-06-18
The High ands.

A plot Of large portion OF the High
lands will be found In to-dsy's kEPUB-
IICAN, The publication Of It by the
euserprising real estate dealers, Head
z, Co.. IL Of course for the purpose OF
direc,ipa improvements in that direc-
ton and for building mp the Highlands
With neat, pretty residences, owned BY
industrious, sober, intelligent mechan'
ics and workmen Of Wilmington. The
plos 10 wholly composed Of property be- |
longing to the Brinckle estate, but then
he Highlands are almost exclusively
on property onoe belonging 70 that o.
tste. It hAs not been many years since
the Messrs. Brinck,e conceived the pro-
iect OF extending Wilmington; not BY
barren wastes OF unimproved lots, but
by wide laid.out avenues, lined with
handsome residences to Mt. Salem
Church, . point which IL said to be The
highest elevation In the State Of Della
ware. 1t seems but short time, In
deed 1t 10 comparatively but . short
slime since the Wilmington City Rail-
way was extended through this prop
erty to Rising Sun. 1t WAS years be-
fore the m ost imaginative mind could
picture these fertile fields laid out into
broad avenues, and even partly built
mn with beautiful houses. The devel.
opment o: the Highlands Was then, rs
now, In the hands principally OF Mr..
Head, senior member now OF Heald q
Go, No man looked ahead to the
future Of the Highlands with more I'M.
srring pre- ,ision Of Its future develop
- Ov1ar aud
lArlty In 10 Ing out streets and avenues
were adopted and adhered to. The
Wilmington City Railway, that struck
diAgonAlly ACROSS aelds and lots on .
bee-line for Its objective point--Risin0
0uu--was made tO con form to restricted
regulations. Seventeenth street, run
ming north yard from the city Limits
was made tae main thoroughfare fol
the railroad. o. d was planted on eithel
side with L mbA:dy poplars. TIT
trees, VII oh were apparently put dowr
in the vel ow car b only to withel
away and die hsve disAp pointed thos'
Who ridlculed their planting, and hav'
developed into large, stately SHADE
trees, giving beautiful and picturesque
appearance to the avenue. The few
who built the beautiful little Episoopa
Church ON one OF the streets were pro
foundly i'm pressed with the idea this
the Highlands would In . few years b.
one OF the most beautiful and prosper
Gus suburbs of the city. This littl'
church will in time-A short time .
that-become but the small session
house or perhaps the infant Sunda!
school room OF Q church that will be nj
mean rival Of St. Johns, Market stree
and Elliott avenue, and st. Andrews
Eighth and Shipley streets. O.her re
ligious denominations are plantin
themselves all around the Highlandl
The Baptists have . mission 81 Sever
teenth and Union streets, which Is sui
TO develop into . church in the net
future. The 81. James Cathol
Church will be rem owed In short tin
from Lowering avenue and DuPol
street to Gilpin avenue and Unic
street. The Methodists have had NJ
Salem Church firmly planted on Il
the hi CHEST summit Of the Highland
for many years, and the Presbyterian
are not far away, at Greenhill.
When the Messrs. Brinckle and M
Heald first conceived the projec. OF Il
Highland settlement they might hay
wished that they were on the line OF
great railroad, but little did they thin
that 80 soon the Baltimore and Ga
railroad would have great trunk lii
running within three or four squares
the settlement Wherever rAilros
locate they bring enterprise and pre-
perity with them. The Baltimore al
Ohio has brought them to the Hig
lands. The valley through which
traverses will be abandoned to indI
trial establishments, while the peoI
who operate them will want pref
quiet homes, and these they will get
the Highlands, the plot published
day showing where the best locatC
are.